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FREE Hugh Raffles Reads about Bugs

Updated: Apr 12, 2010 09:24
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The first time I went to the Natural History Museum at the Smithsonian, I spent about thirty seconds looking at the Hope Diamond. Then I went and spent at least a half an hour staring at bugs in glass tanks. Don’t get me wrong, I love shiny things. But I was always the kind of kid who would rather stare at a shiny beetle than a diamond. Actually, I’m that kind of adult too. If you’re also the kind of person who likes to stare at bugs, you should go hear Hugh Raffles read from his new book, The Insectopedia at McNally Jackson Bookstore tomorrow night. His book explores the history of people’s fascination and disgust with insects. So if you want to hear about how amateur entymology is all the rage in Japan, this is a reading for you.

FREE Hugh Raffles Reading
McNally Jackson Books
52 Prince Street at Spring Street [Soho]
Tuesday, March 30, 7pm
FREE

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After years of denial, Kiley has finally admitted to baring a striking resemblance to Velma from Scooby Doo. Instead of traveling in a van hunting ghosts, she prefers wandering on foot in search of tacos, cheap beer, and fake birds. Growing up in Portland, Kiley enjoyed the balance of urban and green spaces. Then she spent her four years at Ithaca College, and found herself craving more sprawling asphalt in her life. So she moved to Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where most of the buildings look like they're about to collapse. Kiley's favorite activities include: getting lost, crafting, sewing, biking, and geeking out at museums. Her love of taxidermy probably makes her a terrible vegetarian, but she doesn't care.